New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-29
HOW THE CABINET STANDS.
OPPOSITION TO THE COMMERCE BILL.
BAYARD's SPEECHES IN THE sENATE-PossIBIIL-
TIES OF VETO
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bAfAfDs SPEECHES IN THE sENATE-P0sSIBILI-
TIES OF A VETO.
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"AshiSGIoN, Jan. 2S-The statement made in THE
TRIBUNE to-day that Attorney Garland while yet
III the Senate opposed the passage the Interstate Com
merce Dill upon constitutional grounds, created good
deal OF comment in political circles II generally con-
ceded that If Mr. Garland wish stultify him
SELL or unable TO adduce substantial chang
Ing HIS mihd upon so important question within the
short period Of two years. he the bill to the
President ana tell him that its provisions are In violation
OF the constitution The question would then be dis
cissed by the CabEet and it is important therefore, to
know what Mr.. Cevelands advisers think regarding the
powers OF Congress Interfere with vested rights corpO
rate and individual
Mr. Lamar who in the Senate when Mr. Culloms bill
was passed. voted in favor Of the 1t Is not
To he supposed therefore, that he will counsel the Presi
dent 10 withhold his signature from the bill With secre-
tay Bayard, however IL different He not Only voted,
as his colleague Garland did against the measure but he
! presented some exceedingly forcblc reasons for his
course Unlike the Attorney General, he confined hl-
self not merely to the constitutional aspects of the
but opposed the tine further ground that in
regard to this whole class of Affecting inter-
state commerce then pending before Congress- the claim
Of power and the extent to which that power should be
exercised by Congress questions which, in view Of
the fact that no legislative precedents existed required
closer scrutiny than Congress had then devoted to
them.
Since that time-January. 1ss5-it is evident that this
closer scrutiny" which Mr. Bayard declared wanting,
has certainly been supplied The urged by
him then against the passage OF the Cullom bill hold
good today IL Is necessary only to quote few extracts
from the speech made by Mr. Bayard I'm the Senate
January 7, 1855, to make his position clear Talking
about the doubtful constuonaity OF the measure, he
sad
Whether or not we may throw The action Of the Two houses
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warrant Of our powers ls something that would a. greatly h
iul c"n.tut onaly thnk HE affirmative proof Is always
which they attempt propose do; and not that they
shall leglslate in doubtful premises.
! And again he said:
Ia certainly true that Congress has to this period
to regulate itself a,cfrained Jnucia
d,nnl oG and rSqs question nov lar ,he Ton
the the srs s %-T %s y n %os I % VII"
Referring TO the proposition of deegating to five men
the power of regulating the vast interests constituting
! inters tate commerce Mr. Bayari said
Without gong into part.cn ars or detail, II IS PROPOSED
great foreign commerce shall be submitted to Tho
tS%''0' tai" it +, that Il such pro .S'ton nai
United ste- 1t scarcely would have received respectful at
fn@a of neec9y ana n.trGced by Experience cowne
since ihe fonniAton OF q, Tue DO body oi our our
complicated mu Of It useless perhaps great te oostruc
te ami nevertheless has been great growth running
a the generations that have here vcl since the
"% t. ."i 81 S Tor hat great holy law roc lad aud
indifferent as my be- the regulation o. commission under
ul here today would receive single
vote in this chamber apprch"ld not am yct II pro
ncrce tie United sttcs 10 the control OF single comm'
! sion c0mpJsci o. ave men,
And again. talking about the commission feature OF the
bill Mr.. Bayard said:
hy commission has IN strongly the sngses
ton o. AN un" @ 50" "h go -, & % I'M, " iii IN r.,cri % of r,0,
,ans tram. u >, sy t % ,ho. W % bay interest," IN this snb
the scrronO Of Congress As To S regulations
sboun. sho nd in .cfco",ry powers. What commonly
.a., tr ,sr %' bsl ,ern 10 e .t shall seem 10
be re-onao % seem he TO sr g.%S % n' o"on
and by this Five comms.ioners and hey are to
sc@erss sa S,lS Of Tie people S, % M
Aud he closes his remarks by saying:
cannot feel but that there never was such power pro
Psrd to Se conf r:s non o myS gn @ p @ as the @Isa,
o Use trb eight states and the ten IerItor eto
IL was that The father Of perhaps The gracst
Statesman tat England proiuo,i Robert Peel
o Sy M "1a9 1aI rc m nannaStrre was moi more tan The
cghth part arthne WHO could pretend upon retail
How It 70 b" ma ai1ncil only by the en%rmon. scale
upon every yari, amt by mnit,Ying " Nat's IRON
.'ns % i, m,,"es. ,o h." conuct'I of Vast proportions
Bu rnk iho' proper lions l" ia, i s,utr OF e,a ii""
equally rcsa to the business " rins ortao know
ra,r Of smeaf ffo me grocery
the prom the capitalist whp refined ant manufactured hat
sugar How - donci u j. not nnssona " mat the man
who mn thr barrel should 'fE" & =, m 's s ,"r &
sun - small and by s"p,I M m a.. dn1 1at & !, '
the o. transportation Will bo reduced IN pro-
Ihcir is reason IN ali inrs aud there is t's
much de-ire to relieve incqu!ies We cannot
du ted upon general anl souni principle. II the prn piles
natural and necessary Laws o property depend upon It,
We hat better not move tn h' airma3n asn prln' pe
nor atcmp ny % %pI' NH S1n sS s ;hemssr,s Z" be- S"
s1' .a. ar atoTy TSe.ID eq%vaieni ai% WIN"
these few extracts show pretty plainly the opinion
hts ri